Children's logic isn't all that different from that of adults, says Paul L. Harris, an education professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. It is likely, he says, that a child's way of thinking is – like an adult's – information-based. But much narrower.

Children "put two and two together and sometimes make five," he says. "These ideas that children come up with, if you probe a little bit, can probably make sense in the light of the restricted information base that they have."

And so, here are a few of the childish beliefs – beliefs based on restricted information, of course – culled from our Facebook callout:

Religion

"We were a Jewish family in the South, and I always thought the cover at the top of our chimney was so Santa would know not to come into our house." — Todd Koren

"Because I went to a Jewish summer camp from the time I was three and Methodist Sunday school the rest of the year, I thought Judaism was a summer religion and Christianity a winter one." — Katey Brannum

Sex

"I used to think being carried over the threshold after getting married automatically made the woman pregnant." — Jill E. Anderson

"I am one of four kids. When I was around 11 or 12, I asked my mom if she and dad only had sex four times. Her response? 'You mean in one night?' That ended that curiosity!" — Maria Martinez Johnson

Places

"I thought all Main Streets were the same street and you could get anywhere if you followed the street for long enough." — Jason Michael

"I thought "Yonder" was a real place. Like an actual town or state." — Dustin Hughes

Phrases

"When I saw signs stating "Lots for Sale," I thought people were selling a lot of stuff." — Barbara Susienka

"I thought that when my dad had the graveyard shift he literally had to work in a graveyard." — Raymond John Ford

Food

"I used to think that the crust of bread had more vitamins in it and I would force myself to eat it even though I didn't want to." — Krista Reiman

"I thought all cats were female and all dogs were male." — Nathan W. Crabtree

"When I was a child I thought sea horses were made-up creatures." — Maggie Parks Dickow

Miscellaneous

"I thought laugh tracks were from televisions recording in a different home each night, and I would always laugh very loudly in case my house was being featured." — Megan Jeyifo

"I thought that all babies were born on Labor Day and that our parents just picked a day on which to celebrate our birthdays so all birthday parties weren't on the same day." — Angie Clifton Marshall

Reality Check

"I thought that all grown-ups knew what they were talking about, and that they were always right." — Vicki Moncrieff Rose

"That when I grew up if I did what I was supposed to, life would be easy and always fun. Silly kids." — Vicci Petty

"On a more serious note. I thought when you grew up, things just automatically worked out. I would grow up, get married, have a job, pay the bills, have children, have a car, etc. Talk about misconceptions ... These things — absolutely — do not just happen, just because you grow up". — Stanley Ryburn